Singer: XTC
Title: Black Sea
Label: Virgin ‎– VIL 12173
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Italy
Date of released: 1980
Category: Rock, Pop
Style: New Wave
Size MP3 zip: 1472 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1599 mb
Rating: 4.0✭
Format: MP3 MPC MMF VOC TTA AHX MIDI DXD FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Respectable Street	3:37
A2	Generals And Majors Vocals [Add] – Dave Gregory	4:04
A3	Living Through Another Cuba	4:45
A4	Love At First Sight	3:06
A5	Rocket From A Bottle	3:30
A6	No Language In Our Lungs	4:52
B1	Towers Of London	5:24
B2	Paper And Iron (Notes And Coins)	4:14
B3	Burning With Optimism's Flames	4:15
B4	Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)	3:56
B5	Travels In Nihilon	6:56

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Dischi Ricordi S.p.A.

Credits

• Artwork [Sleeve Backdrop] – Ken White
• Drums, Synthesizer [Snyper Drum], Voice [Free Form] – Terry Chambers
• Engineer – Hugh Padgham
• Guitar, Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals – Dave Gregory
• Photography By – Ralph Hall
• Producer – Steve Lillywhite
• Vocals, Bass [Epiphone Newport] – Colin Moulding
• Voice, Guitar, Synthesizer, Performer [Noises] – Andy Partridge
• Written-By – Partridge* (tracks: A1, A3, A5 to B5), Moulding* (tracks: A2, A4)

Notes

Credits as per sleeve:
-Colin Moulding 'Sings his songs and plays his Epiphone Newport'.
-Dave Gregory 'The odd vox humana or two'.
-Andy Partridge '[Plays] His own voice, a guitar he thinks he owns, a synth he's not sure who owns and other noises that could have been anybody's'."

This album was recorded at the Townhouse Studios, London, England, summer 1980.

℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd.

Made in Italy, distribuzione Dischi Ricordi S.P.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: (Etching A Side): VIL 12173-A
• Matrix / Runout: (Etching B Side): VIL 12173-B 17/11/80

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2173	XTC	Black Sea ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2173	UK	1980
CAR 50636	XTC	Black Sea ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Caroline Records	CAR 50636	US	2002
V 2173	XTC	Black Sea ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2173	Finland	1980
OVED 83	XTC	Black Sea ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin	OVED 83	UK	Unknown
VR-1-1000	XTC	Black Sea ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, RSO	VR-1-1000	US	1980

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